--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 AM_PROG_AR
 LT_INIT
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.2])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug], [Enable extra debugging])])
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_debug" = "xyes"],
@@ -61,6 +58,5 @@ AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([include/attr],
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	libattr.pc
 	Makefile
-	po/Makefile.in
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
